PREPARED BY: AMANDA BOOTH DATE OF MEETING: 08/05/19
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AND THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE RESPONSE LETTER TO THE CONTRA COSTA GRAND JURY REPORT NO. 1907: STORMWATER TRASH REDUCTION
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Authorize by Minute Order
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Enhance Community Resilience - (202) Develop Long-Term Environmental Stewardship Goals is an adopted policy item under the adopted FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The response letter is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(b)(3). The activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. In this situation, the activity is responding to the Grand Jury (and not any underlying stormwater acticities) and thus there is no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
BACKGROUND
As a result of amendments to the Federal Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency was given the authority to regulate stormwater discharges from municipal storm drains under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations. In California, the NPDES permit is administered by Regional Water Quality Control Boards. The City of San Pablo is a Co-Permittee under the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP) issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). The MRP regulates discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) and outlines measures the City must undertake to prohibit non-stormwater discharges to storm drains and minimize the pr...
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